Facebook group investigates cat killer

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A little before boom about the gender of true crime Starting in 2020, Netflix hosted a production that left the public in suspense a year earlier with only three episodeswhich focus on the use of social networks to solve a disturbing case. Through a Facebook group, a group of ordinary people become the improvised investigator to locate a mysterious criminal who began his career in a shocking way: with the publication of a video showing the murder of small cats.

The documentary series, directed by Mark Lewis, follows two key protagonists, Deanna Thompson y John Greencomplete strangers to each other, who join forces through the internet to try to unravel the identity of the cat murderer, who continues his cruel practices online. The story unfolds in three parts that immerse the viewer in the dark corners of the web, where every click and comment on social networks can become a clue.

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As the amateur investigators advance, they come across disturbing clues that lead to the discovery of the disturbing personality of the person responsible, an individual who is revealed to be a narcissistic manipulator willing to defy his pursuers. With each step, the case takes a darker turnand the game of cat and mouse intensifies, as the murderer continues to challenge his searchers, in a kind of treasure hunt that seemed planned.

The documentary stands out for the rawness of the events that happen, but also for the way in which it uses internet culture as a tool to catch a potential murderer. Portals like Facebook, Google Maps and even a website selling vacuum cleanersbecome the battlefield where morality and morbidity intertwine, in a crime novel game, in which the perverse homicidal takes advantage of any opportunity to feed his ego.

It says more about the genre than the case

He true crime leaves no one indifferent, and shows how, sometimes, public fascination with crime fuels the desire for notoriety of criminals. With an immersive narrative, the series invites us to reflect on the role of the Internet in these cases and the responsibility that the public assumes when consuming this type of content. Without a doubt, those who follow this story will be trapped in the same spiral of questions about morality and the power of social networks.

Towards the end, it is proposed an uncomfortable reflection: To what extent are the public and spectators complicit, even indirectly, in feeding these obsessions and behaviors? History thus becomes a mirror for those who find true crime documentaries a kind of entertainment.

Trailer for ‘Don’t even touch cats: A killer on the internet’. (Netflix)

And it is precisely this question that the Netflix series addresses, Don’t touch cats: A killer on the internetwhich explores the limits of social media-driven justice and the impact it can have on the behavior of those involved and those on whom watch from a distance.